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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

تَمِّم

to complete

  • #422 most used
  • Regular verb

Conjugation

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Present

المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI complete
إِنْتَyou complete (to a man)
إِنْتِyou complete (to a woman)
هُوَّhe completes
هِيَّshe completes
إِحْنَاwe complete
إِنْتُوyou all complete
هُمَّthey complete

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI completed
إِنْتَyou completed (to a man)
إِنْتِyou completed (to a woman)
هُوَّhe completed
هِيَّshe completed
إِحْنَاwe completed
إِنْتُوyou all completed
هُمَّthey completed

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI will complete
إِنْتَyou will complete (to a man)
إِنْتِyou will complete (to a woman)
هُوَّhe will complete
هِيَّshe will complete
إِحْنَاwe will complete
إِنْتُوyou all will complete
هُمَّthey will complete

After want, must and can

المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَا(that) I complete
إِنْتَ(that) you complete (to a man)
إِنْتِ(that) you complete (to a woman)
هُوَّ(that) he completes
هِيَّ(that) she completes
إِحْنَا(that) we complete
إِنْتُو(that) you all complete
هُمَّ(that) they complete

Commands

الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t

Form Affirmative Negative
إِنْتَcomplete! (to a man)
إِنْتِcomplete! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوcomplete! (to several people)

How to use تَمِّم

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    بِنِتَمِّم الشُّغْل فِي المَتْحَف قَبْل السَّاعَة خَمْسَة.

    We finish up the work at the museum before five.

  2. Past

    عَمّ مَحْمُود تَمِّم البِيت القَدِيم فِي سَنَة.

    Uncle Mahmoud completed the old house in a year.

  3. Future

    هَاتَمِّم وَرَق الشُّغْل بُكْرَة الصُّبْح.

    I'll complete the work papers tomorrow morning.

  4. After want, must and can

    رَبِّنَا يِتَمِّم بِخِير, يَا كَرِيم!

    May God see it through, Karim!

  5. Commands

    تَمِّم الشُّغْل الأَوِّل وِبَعْدِين اِشْرَب شَاي.

    Finish the work first and then have some tea.

Good to know

  • "رَبِّنَا يِتَمِّم بِخِير", may God see it through, is what you say when you hear of an engagement or any plan.

Where you hear تَمِّم

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 3

  • بِنْتَمِّم السَّقْف الأُسْبُوع دَه. We are finishing the roof this week.
  • تَمِّمْت الرَّسْم. I completed the drawing.
  • هَنْتَمِّم الشُّغْل قَبْل الشِّتَا. We will complete the work before winter.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.